A horse was rescued Thursday morning after falling into a hole in Baltimore County, according to fire officials.

Officials said the 32-year-old horse, named John, escaped from its owner's property along with two others. 

Crews were called to the 133300 block of Old Hanover Road in Reisterstown for an animal rescue around 9 a.m. 

Once they arrived, crews learned that John the horse had walked over a wooden plank, which gave way, causing him to fall into an 8- to 10-foot hole. The property owners told crews that the hole was a dry well that was in the process of being filled. 

John did not appear to be injured, officials said. He was sedated before being lifted from the hole using a crane provided by a local tow company. 

A veterinarian was on the scene to evaluate John, officials said. According to fire crews, John was up and standing when they left the scene, though his current condition is unknown. 

Nearly 30 firefighters from the Baltimore County and Howard County fire departments were on scene to assist with the animal rescue. 

Baltimore County rescue efforts 

While this was a unique occurrence, Baltimore County Fire crews are familiar with high-pressure rescue situations. 

In July, crews responded to a construction scene in Owings Mills after a worker became trapped in a partially collapsed trench. 

The trench dropped a large amount of dirt on 50-year-old Luis Medrano, who died after being extracted from the hole. 

A similar incident in Catonsville killed two construction workers in February after a brick wall fell onto them. 

Baltimore County Fire crews worked for nearly seven hours to reinforce the trench to prevent dirt from caving in before they were able to remove the workers. 

Despite the efforts, 24-year-old Emerson Amestica and 32-year-old Wilmer Barzallo were pronounced dead.